Your Chamber

Your Chamber

OUR MISSION: The mission of the Llano Chamber of Commerce is to engage in projects and activities that have a positive economic impact on the community and serve the members of the Chamber.

The Llano Chamber of Commerce has been in existence since 1919 and was formed “to acquire, preserve and disseminate valuable business information, and generally to promote the interest of trade and increase the facilities of commercial transactions.” As Llano has evolved through the years, we continue to engage in projects that have a positive economic impact on the community and serve the members of the chamber.

The Chamber contracts with the City of Llano to operate and maintain a state of the art Visitor and Tourism Center housed in the recently constructed Railroad Depot Building. Visitors to the center are warmly welcomed and invited to explore all that the Llano area offers.

At the end of each year, the Chamber provides the opportunity to nominate your family, friends, and neighbors who you believe deserve the titles of: Educator of the Year (for each of the LISD campuses and Llano Christian Academy), Citizen of the Year, and Hall of Fame. You may click here to view thenomination form, print it and make as many copies as you would like for the number of nominations you would like to submit, fill them out, and bring them in or mail them to: Llano Chamber of Commerce at 100 Train Station Drive, Llano, TX 78643. Please be sure to get them to us by the beginning of January for your submissions to be considered.

Chamber Awards Banquet

The Llano Chamber of Commerce announces each of these winners for Ag Producer of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Hall of Fame, Business of the Year, and Educators of the Year at our catered banquet; tickets are sold in advance for this event at the Chamber offices. We will continue to award an Educator of the Year from each L.I.S.D. campus and one from the Christian Academy.

• Open to the public of Llano County • Need not be a Chamber member to nominate • Deadline for Nomination will be the second week of January • Honorees will be announced at the Chamber Annual Banquet at the beginning of February. • All nominations may be faxed to 325-248-6917, emailed to [email protected] or dropped off in the Ballot Box at the Visitor Center/Chamber Office (available November & December) • Nominations must be signed to be valid and will be kept confidential • Nomination forms are available for download from the www.llanochamber.org or can be picked up at the Visitor Center/Chamber Office • Questions or comments please send to [email protected] or call 325-247-5354

Past Awards Recipients:

CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

– person who actively participates, volunteers, and supports efforts to better our community

1970 George Rogers

1971 M. A. Montgomery

1972 C. M. Reith

1973 Gordon Donop, Sr.

1974 Pearl Herridge

1975 Llano Vol. Fire Dept.

1976 Mallie Crawford

1977 Eugene Russell

1978 Idus Flowers

1979 Henry Buttery

1980 Lester Inman

1981 Una Mae Hopson

1982 R. L. Adams

1983 James Grote

1984 Taylor Virdell

1985 Ross Bauman

1986 Bonnie Faye Sekerak

1987 Jim Foster

1988 Diane Gage

1989 Martha Long

1990 Sue Brewer

1991 Ray Sumrall

1992 Phyllis Farr Alexander

1993 Mike Center

1994 Barbara Hefner

1995 Brenda Schneider

1996 Kim Murray-Graham

1997 Patty Pfister

1998 David Willmann

1999 Mike Reagor

2000 Lance Center

2001 Sarah Oatman Franklin

2002 Floyd Ratliff

2003 Roland Rode

2004 La Nell M. Scott

2005 Rick Durst

2006 Johnny Sawyer

2007 Terry Wootan

2008 Bryan Miiller

2009 Tommi Myers

2010 Patty Pfister

2011 Harold & Joanie Castleman

2012 Doris Messer

2013 Sally Daniel & Fred Smith

2014 Marilyn Hale &

John Caballero

2015 Alice Smith

2016 Toby Fletcher

2017 Worth & Sherri Green

HALL OF FAME

- person recognized for his or her long-term contribution and support for our community

1977 Henry Hoerster M. D.

1978 Carlos Ashley, Sr.

1979 M. C. Dalchau

1980 T. D. Swenson

1981 Alex Hardin

1982 Anne Harrison

1983 Charles Moss

1984 Estella Hoerster

1985 Helen Oatman Buttery

1986 Maebell Dansby

1987 Hal Cunningham

1988 Idus Flowers

1989 Evelyn Gould

1990 Eugene Russell

1991 W. R. “Ross” Bauman

1992 Henry Buttery

1993 Dr. Dan Hoerster

1994 D. Phillip Smith, Jr.

1995 Wilburn Oatman, Jr.

1996 Jim Inks

1997 Theo Crenwelge

1998 Ray Sumrall

1999 Hazel Cunningham

2000 J. R. Tate

2001 Lillie Mae Leifeste

2002 Lawrence Bruhl

2003 Nell Bauman

2004 Norman Grenwelge

2005 James Epperson

2006 Taylor Virdell

2007 John Kuykendall

2008 Bill Needham

2009 Sam Rabb

2010 M.J. Wootan

2011 Hattie Sagabiel

2012 Kirk Winfrey & Sarah Franklin

2013 Faye McDonald

2014 Mike Reagor

2015 David Hawthorne

2016 Roland Rode

2017 Sam Oatman & Gina Schuessler

EDUCATORS OF THE YEAR

- person who demonstrates exceptional or innovativecapabilities in his or her respective field, and/or made a positive difference in his or her area of influence